Binder-board



FJE. CROMPTON.

BINDER BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 10.-1919.

1,350, 141. Patented Aug. 17, 1920.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIOE.

FRANK E. CROMPTON, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO SIG-NATURE COMZPANY,OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION NEW YORK.

BINDEREIBOARD.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK E. CRoMP'roN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Brookl n, county of Kings,and State of New ork, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Binder-Boards, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to binder boards for operating binders of thattype in which a series of clips or grippers are employed for temporarilyholding a group of documents in fixed relations corresponding to thearrangement of the pens in a multiple writing machine which is used forwriting upon said documents "simultaneously. The primary object of myinvention is to provide an improved construction and' arrangement ofparts in a binder board which will render it more effective in service.

One of the objectsof the'pres'entinvention is to provide a suitablearrangement of the operating parts of the binder board which will permitQthe ioperator' to obtain an unobstructed View of the CliP'S'OI'grippers of/ the binder as v the documents are beingarranged in-theirgroup positions. Another object'is to provide lmproved index means forlocating the documents in series from either edge of the machine. Otherobjects of invention will appear in the specification and be pointed outin the'claims'.

The drawings show my invention in its 5 preferred; embodiment.

f Figure 1 s a perspective view of my im- 'Fig'. 2-is a perspective,view of one end of'the'binder board with the parts opened up -torelease the binder which holds the documents grouped.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the machine. F i 4 is a section on anenlarged scale on the l ne 4-4, Fig. 3, parts being broken "awa andparts shown in elevation.

" F1 is a section on an enlarged scale on the l1nes 55, Fig. 3, partsbeing shown in elevation.

Fig. 6 is a section similar to Fig. 5 with oscillatable frame raised torelease the binder.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary section and side elevation corresponding to theline 7-'-7,

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Fig. 8 is a side elevation on a reduced Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 17, 1920.

Application filed February 10, 1919. Serial No. 276,004.

scale of the binder board operating lever or handle, showing its angularadjustability with respect to the shaft.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, a bed plate 1 is providedwith a longitudinal recess 2 at either end of which is arranged a socketor abutment 3. Projecting upwardly from the floor of the recess 2, are aseries of pins 4 which are adapted to project through the holes 5 in thebase strip 6 of a binder for documents or the like which are to bewritten upon as a group by a multiple writing machine. As shown best inFig. 2, the holes 5 in the strip 6, are disposed respectively under theforwardly presented ends of a series of clips or grippers 7 which areriveted atone end to sald strip 6. When disposed in the recess 2, thestrip 6 has its opposite ends in abutment with the sockets or abutments3 and the holes 5 in said strip are brought into re ister with the pins4. According to this em odiment of my in-- ing rail 12 which is providedalon its lower edge with a series of notches 13 or accommodating theforwardly presented ends of the clips or grippers 7 and which permitsaidclips or grippers being forced into open position whenever the rail 12is moved into operating position. Under such conditions,

the parts assume the relative positions shown in Fig. '5 fromwhich inconnection with Fig. 3, it'will be'noticed that the dependingportions oftherail engage the binder strip 6 in the spaces which lie along theforward edge of said binder strip between the forwardly presented endsof the clips or grippers 7. Suitable means for locating the rail 12 inthe recesses 11, are provided by set screws 14 in connection with theslots 15 formed in rail 12 and-through which extend the screws 16 whichsecure the rail to the arms 10. Mounted on the rail 12 are a pluralityof forwardly presented bracket arms 17 which carry at their forward endsa supporting plate 18 which is arranged edgewise to the rail 12 andbroadside on with respect to the plate 1. The rear edge of supportingplate 18'is spaced from the rail 12. Arranged below the supporting plate18 is a group index plate 19 which has arcuate portions removed from itsforward edge to 6 form a number of points or indicators 20 for locatingdocuments or the like in group arrangement in which they are to bewritten upon by a multiple writing machine. In order to adapt this groupindex plate for an endwise adjustment or positioning to meet therequirements of documents of different shapes or sizes, the index plate19 is provided with rearwardly presented arms 21 which slide over thesupporting plate 18. At one end the supporting plate may be providedwith a scale for facilitating this sliding adjustment. One of the arms21 adjacent the center of said index plate has an open ended slot 22which is adapted to receive a screw 23 which slides in a slot 24- formedlongitudinally in the supporting plate 18. Said screw 23 is providedwith a head 25 which slides in an elongated recess in the under face ofthe supporting plate 25 18 the slot 24 being provided with an e11-largcment 24 at one end to permit the head 25 to be withdrawn. A nut 26serves to 'bind the index plate 19 to the supporting plate 18 in anyposition to which it may be 80 adjusted. As shown in Fig. 5, all of thelever arms 10 are keyed to the oscillatory shaft 9 bymeans of taperedpins 27 so that whenever the oscillatory shaft is oscillated in itsbearings, plates 18 and 19 partake of 35 the movement.

For this purpose, one end of the oscillatory shaft 9 is slotted tovreceive a bar 28 which is secured in position by means of a pin 29.Adjacent to the bar 28 and freely journaled on the shaft 9 is ahandlelever 30 provided with. spaced lugs 31, 31, arranged on opposite sidesof the bar 28. Threaded 1n these lugs 31, are oppositely disposed screws32 which in effect constitute adjustable jaws which are adapted tochange the angular setting of the handle lever 30 with respect to thebar 28. A block 33 which is mounted on the bed plate'l, carries a springlatch 34 prgided with a hole 35 which is adapted to engage a pin 36which rojects from the handle lever 30. This device constitutesreleasable nieans for retaining the binder operating rail in positionfor releasing the clips or grippers 7 while the documents are being setup in group relation.

In operation, the handle lever 30 is thrown back in to the positionshown in Fig. 2 after which the binder comprising strip 6 and springclips is placed within the recess 2 be-- 60 tween the abutments orsockets 3. The handle 30 is then moved into position shown in Fig. 1which depresses the binder strip 6 and causes the spring clips orgrippers 7 to be raised by their engagement with the 85 pins 4 as shownin Fig. 5. The parts are now in proper position to permit the documentsto be introduced one by one under the index plate 19, their rear edgesbeing gaged by the pins 4. During this operation, the points orindicators 20 serve to locate the documents. Thus as the documents aremoved into position, signature lines or the like are brought intoregister with the points or indicators 20 as shown in Fig. 1. After allof the documents have been moved into position the handle lever 30 isreleased from the latch 34, and thrown into the position shown in Figs.2 and 6 which releases the binder strip 6 and permits the individualclips or grippers closing down onfthe dif- 8O ferent documents which arethus held in grou relation and ready to, be fed to a multiple writingmachine. If an occasion should arise for using binder strips of greaterthickness than have been in use, the adjustment screws 32 afford a readymeans for adjusting the arts to new positlons as may be seen in ig. 8.Such adjustment also serves to move the index plate 19 nearer to-orfarther from the bed plate 1, the rail 12 being at the same timeadjusted accordingly.

I claim:

1. In a binder board, the combination with a bed plate adapted toreceive a document binder, of a frame oscillatably mounted on said bedplate, said bed plate and frame being provided with means for openingthe grippers of said binder and permitting them to close on a group ofdocuments, and an index plate provided with points for 1nd1cating thegroup arrangement of said documents, said index plate having shdableengagement with said frame for changing the 1 location of the grouparrangement as a whole with respect to said frame and bed plate.

2. In a binder board, a bed plate, an oscillatory shaft mounted on saidbed plate, a rail carried by said rock shaft and adapted to cooperatewith said bed plate in opening and closing the spring grippers of adocument binder, a plate carried by said rail, said plate being arrangededgewise to and spaced from said rail, and an index plate mounted onsaid rail carried plate and provided with indicators for locating aplurality of documents with respect to a binder on said bed plate.

3. In a binder board, a bed plate for holding a document binder, a frameoscillatably mounted on said bed plate for opening the grippers of saiddocument binder, said frame comprising a rail suitably disposed to moveedgewise into engagement with the binder, an index supporting platespaced from said rail in a plane adjacent to the lower edge of saidrail, and a group index plate slidable lengthwise on said supportinglate. p 4. In a binder board, a bed plate, an oscillatory shaftjournaled on said bed plate, a binder operating rail mounted on saidoscillatory shaft, a supporting plate carried by said rail in a planenormal thereto, and a group index plate supported by said supportingplate and having portions out therefrom to provide indicating pointshaving a fixed group arrangement.

' 5. In a binder board, a bed plate, an oscillatory shaft journaled onsaid bed plate, a binder operating rail mounted on said oscillatoryshaft, a-supporting plate carried by said rail in aplane normal thereto,and a group index plate supported by said supporting plate and havingportions out therefrom to provide indicating points having a fixed grouparrangement, said oscillatory shaft being provided with a lever orhandle andmeans-for determining the angular position of said lever orhandle with respect to said supporting plate for determining the closeddown position of said group index plate with respect to said bed plate.

6. In a binder board, a base plate, a binder operating rail oscillatablymounted to move edgewise toward and'away from said base plate, said railbeing provided with notches for accommodating the document grippers intheir open positions, a supporting plate which partakes of the movementsof said rail, said supporting plate being arranged in a plane normal tosaid rail and passing through said notches but spaced from said rail toexpose the displaced clips of said binder, and a document group indexnrounted on said supporting plate.

7. In a binder board, a base plate, a binder operating rail oscillatablymounted to move edgewise toward and away from said base plate, said railbeing provided with notches for accommodating the document grippers intheir open positions, a supporting plate which partakes of the movementsof said rail, said supporting plate being arranged in a plane normal tosaid rail and passing through said notches but spaced from said rail toexpose the displaced clips of said binder, and an index plate havingpoints arranged to locate documents in a group, said index plate beingprovided with bracket arms slidably engaging said supporting plate.

8. In a binder board, a bed plate for holding a binder, a frameoscillatably connected to said bed plate and including a binderoperating rail presented edgewise to said bed plate and an indicatorplate presented fiatwise to said bed plate and edgewise to said rail,means adjustably connecting said indicator plate to said rail, a handleor lever having a fixed angular disposition with respect to saidindicator blade, and a spring latch mounted on said bed plate andreleasably engaging said handle or lever to hold said indicator plate infixed position relatively ,to said bed plate.

9. In a binder board, a bed plate for receiving a binder for a group ofdocuments, a shaft oscillatably mounted on said bed plate, a lever armmounted on said shaft, means mounted on said shaft.and cooperating withsaid bed plate for opening the grippers of said binder, and a groupindex plate supported from said oscillatory shaft and movable by saidshaft into and out of position toindicate the relative positions of saidgroup of documents in said binder.

FRANK E. CROMPTON.

